Day 2 of the AIA National Convention was a chilling experience. By that I mean that the Convention Center operator finally found the "on" button for the AC and set it to HIGH! The whole building was a meat locker. Not a good way to impress a bunch of sustainability minded architects. The seminar programs have been disappointing in that they are very general and broadly-based. However, our own Bruce Fowle, FAIA and Glenn Hughes, Director of Construction at the New York Times, gave a presentation about The New York Times Building (2007) and Post Occupancy Evaluation data that was extremely well attended and provided a good example of real data that can be applied to ongoing work. The Host Chapter party at Nikki Beach was fun with Mojitos and hand-rolled cigars in plentiful supply. It was a beautiful evening on the beach.